Encyclopaedia of Himalayas: Understanding Himalayas

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Kadambari Sharma
Anmol Publications, 1999 - Environmental sciences - 209 pages

Contents

Area and People
1
Understanding Himalayan Ecology
13
Ecological Setting
40
Managing the Environment for Making a Living
48
Tectonics of the Himalaya and Recent Crustal Movements
66
Seismicity of Himalaya
74
Problems of Forest Conservation
81
Economic Importance of Himalayan Flora
87
Biosphere Reserves in the Himalayas
95
Midphalangeal Hair Variability in Some Himalayan Populations
98
Land Utilisation in the Tons Valley
101
Economic Adjustment in the High Himalaya
121
Development and Change
127
Watershed Management in the Himalaya
133
Rejuvenation of Degraded lands in the Himalaya 164
140
Problems of Landslides in Himalaya
154

Himalayan Flora and Physiography
90
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